Hong Kong's resurgence
Hong Kong
Expanding insurance ambitions
Hong Kong bets on marine insurance to strengthen maritime hub ambitions
Balancing global competition and structural strengths
Brokers squeezed by rising healthcare and talent crunch
GBA links, AI and wealth demand fuel next phase of growth
Demand for W&I coverage strong, but breaches uncommon
Hong Kong's marine insurance market: It's time to close the gap
Rising climate risk events forcing insurers to restrategise
Energy-stressed households may trigger emerging property risks
Alternative methods of cooking not a higher risk, regardless of behavioural shift in energy crisis
Philippine insurers urged to tighten war risk rules amid Middle East tensions
Geopolitical risks reshape aviation insurance in APAC
Flying through headwinds
Extreme weather and the route ahead in aviation insurance
Operational losses a balance sheet risk rather than insurance issue
Ten years of WiRE: How women in reinsurance reshaped the industry
India's Maritime Insurance Pool to facilitate uninterrupted maritime insurance coverage
General
Manual checks may mitigate rising spoofing threats
Parametric's push across Asia
AVs in Singapore face an underwriting conundrum
Insurance AI adoption still lags despite investment surge
View from India: Enabling MGAs is the right approach
Regulatory push to drive general insurance market in Cambodia
Life & health
Vietnam's income boom sets stage for life insurance evolution
Asian retirement ecosystems need a fundamental shift
Using reinsurance strategically in Japan's dynamic market
Long-term care insurance will now be available across the country
Vietnam's Insurance Business Law, the journey so far
Asian
China: Chinese insurers to reinsure Russian LNG supplies to China
Japan: General Insurance Association of Japan updates compliance guide amid regulatory changes
New Zealand: Financial and insurance services are among those facing the weakest competitive pressure
Singapore: Life insurers record highest first-quarter payouts since 2021
Vietnam: National health insurance coverage will be expanded
Products and alliances
People on the move
By James Ong, Chief Executive Officer – Asia SEDGWICK
The COVID-19 pandemic is still very much alive today and has reached every corner of the globe, more than 16 months since the first outbreak
The current COVID-19 situation has made the safety of our colleagues, our clients and their customers our number one priority. And we've been working hard to deliver our services and reduce the risk of spreading the virus.
The new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, originating in Wuhan in China, has resulted in more than 18,000 reported cases globally, with the World Health Organization declaring the coronavirus outbreak a public-health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020. Sedgwick’s Damian Glynn, Stephen Hope and Jenny Teo provide an overview.